Latin America

• Tuesday, August 30th 2022 - 09:33 UTC

  Monkeypox spreading fast throughout South America

  

  Peruvian health authorities Monday reported 1,463 cases of monkeypox in 16 of the country's regions, while 812 patients had already been discharged, as Health Ministry officials were monitoring the close contacts of those infected.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 22:55 UTC

  Bolivia: Theft of Evo's cell phone prompts large-scale police deployment

  

  Former Bolivian President Evo Morales had his cell phone stolen during the weekend, which prompted a full-scale operation to retrieve the device, it was reported Sunday.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:29 UTC

  Maduro sends letter of support to CFK

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sent a letter expressing his solidarity to Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) after prosecutors requested a 12-year jail sentence against her.

• Monday, August 29th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

  Peruvian president's sister-in-law handed down 30-month detention

  

  Peruvian Judge Jhonny Gómez Sunday ordered the pre-trial detention for 30 months of President Pedro Castillo Terrones' sister-in-law Yenifer Paredes and other defendants in a corruption case because they posed a flight risk, among other reasons.

• Friday, August 26th 2022 - 10:36 UTC

  Colombian forces not to strike rebel targets where minors are at risk

  

  Colombian Defense Minister Iván Velásquez announced Thursday that all military actions against rebel groups will be halted if the presence of children at the target locations is confirmed or suspected.

• Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 19:24 UTC

  Venezuela and Colombia appoint ambassadors to resume full ties

  

  Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced he had picked former Senator Armando Benedetti to become Colombia's new ambassador to Caracas following his decision to resume full diplomatic ties with the administration of Nicolás Maduro.

• Thursday, August 25th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  11-yr-old girl among confirmed cases of monkeypox in Bolivia

  

  Bolivian health authorities Wednesday announced that an 11-year-old girl in the department of Cochabamba was among the 49 confirmed cases in the country of monkeypox, a malady that usually affects male adults.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

  Patients with monkeypox die in Cuba, Mexico

  

  Cuba and Mexico have joined the list of countries such as Brazil, Peru, and Spain, where people with monkeypox have died, it was reported Tuesday. Worldwide, there have been 41,664 cases and 12 deaths.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Former M-19 guerrilla becomes Colombia's intelligence chief

  

  President Gustavo Petro has appointed his fellow former M-19 guerrilla combatant Manuel Alberto Casanova to head the Colombian National Intelligence Directorate (DNI), which will be for the first time not be run by a military officer.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  FAO project helps Uruguayan family-farms increase production and soil recovery

  

  With financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), FAO’s Livestock and Climate project approached producer organizations in Uruguay to assess the situation of individual farms and help implement climate smart strategies that not only enhance meat production but also encourage the re-growth of vegetation and the return of biodiversity.